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Income Poverty Still Falling, But More Slowly How is the recession affecting efforts to cut extreme poverty in half by 2015?
Devastating Natural Disasters Continue Steady RiseWorldwide, the annual average number of natural and weather-related disasters has been on the rise. What is the economic effect?
Wind Power Increase in 2008 Exceeds 10-year AverageCumulative global wind installations were up nearly 29 percent in 2008, with wind now generating more than 1.5 percent of the world's electricity.
